List of political self-immolations

This is a list of notable self-immolations done for political reasons. Non-political self-immolations are not included in the list. Self-immolation has become an increasingly used protest tactic among Tibetans protesting rule of Tibet by China[1] and Arabs against various Arab governments.[2]

Amherst Common, MA. Largely underreported in press, as with other Gulf War protest self-immolations in the US, although Levey's father was married to nationally syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman[23][24]

'The British army must not be a guard of honor at a mass funeral. Bosnian babies, children, and womenfolk are waiting for the politicians to do what they know they should - give them military protection.'[26]

A Tamil girl immolated herself in front of the Tahsil office at Kancheepuram to save the lives of three innocent people (Perarivalan, Murugan and Santhan) in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.[clarification needed][citation needed]

A woman attempted self-immolation at the public reception center of the ruling United Russia party in Novosibirsk. She earlier addressed the party's public reception center for legal advice as an apartment buyer.[126][127] Died in the hospital.[128]

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Akiva Mafi[129] (45) Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire in Yehud, on behalf of wounded veterans.[130][131] Died August 1, 2012.[132] New agency established to prevent more cases.

Set himself on fire at the entrance of the city centre's police bureau, after which witnesses saw the man trying to get inside the building. The victim died after being rushed to the hospital.[141][142]

This is a sub-list of self-immolations caused by the European sovereign-debt crisis and related politico-economic reasons. These, while technically due to financial reasons, in reality are also a protest against the political ineffectiveness in the face of this crisis, as well as against the political decisions taken in the years leading up to it, which directly or indirectly allowed the crisis to develop.

^P. V. Unnikrishnan, India disasters report, towards a policy initiative, Oxford University Press, 2000; ISBN 0-19-565029-8, page 270: "Dissent as a Streak of Fire On April 27, 1998 when a 60-year-old former monk immolated himself after a prolonged hunger strike by six of his Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) colleagues in Delhi. The demand: UN intervention in Tibet."